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Get Involved!

Our program depends on hundreds of volunteers and there are many ways to get involved.

At St. Joseph Catholic Church, faith formation is designed to support and nurture the faith life of each family. We believe that, “parents are the first and foremost educators of their children [who] educate or catechize informally, but powerfully by example and instruction.” National Catechetical Dictionary.

Our formation and education is highly structured to ensure a quality program, but our philosophy of PEOPLE FIRST, PROGRAM SECOND sets the tone and direction of our ministry.

We serve children in preschool through high school. Our focus is meant to offer many opportunities for families to share and grow in their faith together. There are two program options to meet the formation needs of children: Traditional Religious Education (TRE) and Faith Weaving (FW). Parents are encouraged to attend meetings and social/formational events, in addition to participating in parish life with their children through Mass, prayers, and family events.

*For descriptions of the Program Options (TRE and FW) and
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Registration packets are also available in the Parish office or by calling the Religious Education office at (847)362-5797.

Who are our Catechists?

Catechists are volunteers who encourage children in their faith, while growing in their own. They are people just like you who don't have answers to everything, but are willing to take the time to engage others in discovering who we are as Catholic people. During the course of the catechetical year, these teachers reap several benefits, including:

enlivening their own faith

the opportunity to nurture a group of children

joy and creativity

the opportunity to be a good steward of the Catholic faith

training and workshops that will help grow their faith and understanding

Would you like to be a Catechist? Please call the Religious Education office for more information: (847)362-5797

"Those who with God’s help have welcomed Christ’s call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world." — Catechism of the Catholic Church (prologue, 3)